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variety, spice, etc

There’s no such thing as an ordinary week for a small, indie publisher. Every time we log onto the laptop and check our emails, we find something unexpected and (occasionally)…

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it’s a wrap

Our series of special offers on some of our titles in our start-the-year sale is now over. It’s been a great way to put more copies of our books in…

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every little helps

We’re already one week into 2025, the decorations have been packed away, the festive season is a fast-receding memory, and the sun – thank god – is shining. Winter is…

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still dancing

Last year, we published Dancing Barefoot: How to be Common by Glyn Brown. It’s an incredible book: a beautifully written memoir which lays bare the difficulties which come with living…

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digital dogged

Sitting looking out of the windows here at Ignite Villas, watching the heavy thundery showers sweep in as the temperature plummets, it’s clear that summer has shuffled off and left…

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back of the net

You’ve probably heard more than enough recently about the difficulties and challenges small presses are facing. So here’s a piece in praise of our successes, our small victories, the things…

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spring clean

Stuck inside Ignite Villas – as a cold, grey, wet Spring dragged on and on and on – we took a look at this website and realised it needed something of…

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in, out, about.

Today is a quiet day at Ignite Villas. We’re catching up on housework and watching greenfinch squabbling at the bird feeder. It’s just what the doctor ordered after a busy…

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